Hopewell township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

917

Total Population

53.1

Median age

43.62%

Female population %

129.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hopewell township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hopewell township is 53.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hopewell township's population under 18 was 15.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hopewell township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hopewell township, 11.67% were under the age of 15, 15.16% aged 15 to 29, 47.66% aged 30 to 64, 24.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 less females than males in Hopewell township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.62% females and 56.38% males in Hopewell township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The Hopewell township, Washington County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 129.2:100 i.e. 129.2 men to 100 women (1.292).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 56.

Hopewell township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hopewell township population: 94.55% are White, 0.87% are some other race and 4.58% are multiracial.
Hopewell township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 888 (96.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hopewell township is White with a population of 867 (94.55% of the total population).

Hopewell township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 975 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Hopewell township's population decreased by 17 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hopewell township's population decreased by 106 (11.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hopewell township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 850.